The camera & lens:

Post processing:

Lightroom - Since I planned this shot and controlled all of the elements, the post processing required was not as much as normal. The curves adjustment was mainly concerned with the shadows (lights +10, shadows -60). Otherwise, I mucked with the colour temp slightly and upped the saturation (+5) to make it a tiny bit warmer.

The wash-up:

This is the shot that I had in mind. The texture of the paint on the wall is distracting for me but a bit of effort required to smooth it over.

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